sheik Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the leader of an Arab village or family
    sheikh; tribal sheikh; tribal sheik; Arab chief.
  2. noun a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
    gallant; dandy; clotheshorse; fop; beau; swell; dude; fashion plate.

WordNet

Sheik noun
Etymology
Ar. sheikh, shaykh, a venerable old man, a chief, fr. shakha to grow or be old.
Definitions
  1. The head of an Arab family, or of a clan or a tribe; also, the chief magistrate of an Arab village. The name is also applied to Mohammedan ecclesiastics of a high grade. Written also scheik, shaik, sheikh.

Webster 1913